EU announces restrictions on trading Sudanese gold
The European Union announced on Monday new sanctions against Sudan by targeting the country's gold trade, which it said was being used to finance the military conflict in the country.
It also bans the sale, supply, transfer or export of mercury and cyanide to Sudan," said a statement by the Council of the European Union."The decision introduces a ban on the purchase, import or transfer of gold originating in Sudan.
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